You always have to account for inefficiencies when emulating vs playing on native hardware. Just because the steam deck is more powerful than a switch does not mean it will necessarily play games better. I am not saying it does not, but It’s certainly not a given
I had a switch1. Enjoyed a couple games on it. On a whim, I bought mario party # whatever to play with friends, downloaded it, and discovered that we couldn't play it with the controllers I had. I wasn't about to buy even more controllers, so I decided to refund the game. Nintendo said no, as per their refund policy no game that has been downloaded can be refunded. I gave away my switch that same week. Breath of the wild runs better on my pc anyway.
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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 76 pts · 1y
My wife bought a Steam Deck a few months ago; she hasn't touched her Switch since then, and she's actually considering just getting rid of it.
cybervseas@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y
Installed SteamOS on my ROG Ally and now it has turned into a real ally. I don’t think my Switch has been charged in weeks.
lobo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Is it working good? I also tried it also but it was draining the battery even when I turned it off.
Ended up installing Bazzite.
cybervseas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
You have to install decky and the tdp plugin to get proper control of the power system. So far so good.
lobo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
yeah I had that, was still losing about 1% battery every hours even though it was supposed to be turned off 🤷♂️
cybervseas@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Oh interesting I haven’t checked standby power drain.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 1y
There is virtually nothing the Switch can do that the Steam Deck can't. It's completely redundant if you have a Deck in my opinion.
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 1y
The thing the switch can do is play closed garden games because nintendo refuses to release their games anywhere outside of their own consoles
I guess you could use an emulator but thats not ideal for 95% of the population
RazgrizOne@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 1y
I also abandoned my switch for a steam deck but uhhh the obvious thing it can’t do is play switch games lol
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 15 pts · 1y
It can, I've got several switch games on my Deck
RazgrizOne@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 1y
Plays it as well as a switch?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 13 pts · 1y
MotoAsh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
RazgrizOne@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 1y
You always have to account for inefficiencies when emulating vs playing on native hardware. Just because the steam deck is more powerful than a switch does not mean it will necessarily play games better. I am not saying it does not, but It’s certainly not a given
MotoAsh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Soapbox@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
It runs most switch games better than the switch. You just can't play any of them online. (At least not easily, AFAIK.)
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y
Emulator.
Its actually better than the switch too. I play at 4k.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
LodeMike@lemmy.today · -5 pts · 1y
I don't play on a deck.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 6 pts · 1y
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 1y
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 1y
glitchdx@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y
I had a switch1. Enjoyed a couple games on it. On a whim, I bought mario party # whatever to play with friends, downloaded it, and discovered that we couldn't play it with the controllers I had. I wasn't about to buy even more controllers, so I decided to refund the game. Nintendo said no, as per their refund policy no game that has been downloaded can be refunded. I gave away my switch that same week. Breath of the wild runs better on my pc anyway.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 12 pts · 1y
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
No instead of wasting money with Nintendo I'm going to buy GTA5 and Skyrim for the fourth time each.
Psythik@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I legit rather do that than give Nintendo another penny. They are dead to me.
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Do youwu ewen sell in Steam, Shigeru Nintendo?!